Leadership Program – Session One

Session One

The Next GenerationApril 14 | 9 am to 4 pm
UF, Gainesville

Visit the University of Florida and learn how we are preparing the next generation of journalists. Participants will get an overview of research focused on Millennials and learn how to recruit them as top quality employees, as well as customers.

Schedule:

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast / meet your classmates

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. What and how journalists of the future are learning

11 a.m. – Noon Do facts matter anymore? – panel discussion with members of the faculty, who also describe how we are preparing ethical practitioners

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. How Millennials engage with media – How to be relevant to the next generation

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Where Millennials want to work and what will keep them there
A panel of student journalists and members of The Agency staff discuss what defines a rewarding career